Gold Tone Bela Fleck Signature Series "Missing Link" Baritone Banjo

Description: DJ GEAR INSTRUMENT GEAR LIVE SOUND RECORDING MICROPHONES HEADPHONES ACCESSORIES SOFTWARE LIGHTING BUNDLES Authorized Dealer Gold Tone Bela Fleck Signature Series "Missing Link" Baritone Banjo - Used Béla Fleck Signature Series - Baritone C-Tuned Banjo - Zero Glide Nut - Bronze Sand Cast Tone Ring - 3-Ply Canadian Maple Rim - Used - Description Béla Fleck, surely today's best-known banjoist, has his own heroes. One of these, John Hartford, made extensive use of a low-tuned five-string banjo (a twelve-inch Farland from the 1920s) in his music. While Béla had already been playing a Gold Tone CEB-5 Cello Banjo, he felt that there should be a banjo to fill the gap between the cello banjo (tuned to G, an octave below the standard banjo) and the standard five-string. Béla collaborated with Gold Tone president Wayne Rogers over many months and after overcoming many challenges and the building of several prototypes, the ML-1 "Missing Link" came into being. Tuned to open C (in a G configuration, i.e. an octave below the fifth fret of a standard five-string) the ML-1 features a twelve-inch, three-ply maple rim supporting a bronze tone ring. A specially-made Remo Black Suede head carries a custom 7/8" bridge and an all-wound custom string set hooks up to a Gold Tone Terminator tailpiece. The hard rock Canadian maple neck is topped by a rich black ebony fretboard, honed to a compound radius (5" to 9") and fitted with jumbo frets. The gorgeous art nouveau inlay pattern (of Béla's own design) travels the length of the neck all the way to the peghead, interrupted only by a Zero Glide nut (for super-accurate intonation and low-friction tuning). Black bindings and black buttons on the Master Planetary tuners complete the elegant look. Features/Specs Neck : Hard Rock Maple Finish : Vintage Brown Fingerboard : Ebony 5-10" Compound Radiused Bridge : 10" Radiused Maple with Ebony Cap (7/8") Tuners : Planetary Inlay : Nouveau Custom Truss Rod : Two-Way Adjustable Tone Ring : Bronze Sand Cast Rim : 3-Ply Canadian Maple Tension Hoop : Notched 24-Bracket Binding : Black ABS Brackets : 26 Buttons : Black Hardware : Chrome Plated Pickups : Optional Tailpiece : 5-String Terminator Resonator : 14" Maple (Convertible) Armrest : Gold Tone Engraved Head : 12" MC Black Remo Number of Frets : 22 Nut Width : 1-3/8" Zero Glide Nut Scale Length : 26-1/4" Weight : 9.2 lbs. Tuning : CGCEG Strings : .018w .022w .030w .040w .018w Option 1 : SMP+ Pickup Option 2 : Fishman Rare Earth Pickup Left-Handed Available : No Zero Glide Installed : Yes We are authorized dealers for all these brands. Click a logo to see our listings. 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Price: 1519.99 USD

Location: Winchester, Virginia

End Time: 2024-11-29T19:34:59.000Z

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